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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong violence and language including some sexual sequences
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A teenage girl states that her stepfather rapes her.
  • There is no nudity or sex - implied or explicit - in this movie.
  • A teenage girl removes her tampon and throws it at another girl.
  • A girl refers to her mother as a 'crack whore.'
  • A teenage girl begins to unzip her clothing before taking a shower. Before any flesh is revealed, a man pointedly closes the door to the bathroom.

Violence & Gore

  • A man with a pump-action shotgun breaks into an apartment, shoots a television set, then shoots another man in the stomach.
  • A screaming teenage girl is handcuffed to her car's steering wheel. She is then shot offscreen in the head. Blood splatters on the rear window.
  • A woman removes her tampon and throws it at another woman. They start to fight. This is not seen too clearly, and only briefly while a man watches television.
  • A man tries to do a backflip off a vending machine. He fails and hits his face on the pavement. This is only seen briefly while a man flicks through the channels on his television.
  • Two characters play Russian Roulette with a toy gun with a balloon tied to the end.
  • A man shoots a teenage girl in the head offscreen. We see blood splatter on the rear window of the car she is in.
  • A man shoots another man in the chest. There is a small amount of blood.
  • A teenage girl stabs a woman offscreen in the stomach with a large knife. The camera pans around to her as she slowly pulls the knife up the abdomen, as blood sprays onto her body and face. Very bloody and graphic.
  • A man and a girl shoot four people in a movie theatre; three in the torso and one in the head. Very little blood is shown. The victims were obnoxious and unpleasant to their attackers beforehand; they are meant to have 'deserved' it.
  • A girl reaches for a gun with the intention of shooting a police officer then relinquishes her grip.
  • A girl shoots a man in the chest, then again in the head, killing him. She then fires three more times. This happens offscreen, and we do not see the bullet impacts, though we do see blood coming from the man's mouth. As with many victims in this movie, he is openly antagonistic to one or both of the characters.
  • A man and a girl fire several shots from a balcony. We hear some screaming, and at least one was a fatal.
  • A man shoots an obnoxious driver in the chest for taking up two parking spaces.
  • A man and a girl do a drive-by shooting of several religious protesters holding WBC-style signs. The girl shoots from the window while the man drives. At least two people are fatally wounded.
  • A man runs another man over with a car. He is seen rolling over the car and being violently thrown on the ground.
  • A man and a girl throw a tied-up, bloodied man off a cliff.
  • A man threatens a security guard with a gun. The guard runs away unharmed.
  • A man shoots another man in the chest on-camera. Very quick, and very little blood.
  • A man shoots another man in the stomach. Very quick, and very little blood.
  • A man shoots an audience member in the face with a single shot from an AK-47. Blood is seen splattering on the woman behind him.
  • A man with an AK-47 shoots two audience members in the chest in quick succession. Some blood.
  • A man with an AK-47 shoots a fleeing audience member in the back. Blood splatters on the wall in front of him and he falls down, presumably dead.
  • A man with an AK-47 shoots another man several times in the chest. Very little blood.
  • A man with an AK-47 shoots a security guard in the chest. Very little blood.
  • A man and a girl shoot several people in a television studio. The girl uses an AK-47 in automatic mode, and the man is dual-wielding pistols. Several people are shot, with some blood. The scene is mostly in slow-motion.
  • This is a rather violent film, but most of the violence is either played for comedy, in dream or fantasy sequences, or committed against people who are extremely unpleasant or dangerous. Again, this is a comedy movie above all else, and the tone of the movie reflects that.

Profanity

  • 'Retard' is said as a derogatory term.
  • 'C*ck' is said.
  • '*ss' is said.
  • 'Wh*re' is said.
  • A teenage girl make two offensive hand gestures.
  • 'Godd*mn' is said several times.
  • 'Jesus Christ' is said.
  • 'Sh*t is said many times.
  • 'B*tch' is said at least twice.
  • 'C*nt' is said once.
  • 'F*ck' and it's derivatives are said 49 times, both in a sexually and exclamatory manner.
  • 'Twat' is said once.
  • One use of the word 'nigger'. Very infrequent minor racial slurs.
  • Some homophobic slurs, such as 'cocksucker'.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • The main male character smokes cigarettes throughout the movie.
  • A teenage girl smokes cigarettes throughout the movie, though less often than the man.
  • A main male character is often seen drinking beer throughout the movie.
  • The main male character drinks what is at least his third beer before driving.
  • A man verbally offers to sell another man drugs, though no drugs are seen.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The severe violence throughout and it's glorification is intense.
  • This is a rather violent film, but most of the violence is either played for comedy, in dream or fantasy sequences, or committed against people who are extremely unpleasant or dangerous. Again, this is a comedy movie above all else, and the tone of the movie reflects that.
  • A middle-aged man teaches a teenage girl how to shoot a gun, including how to aim and handle recoil. They use large teddy bears as targets.
  • A girl cocks a gun next to sleeping man's head for dramatic effect; she has no intention of firing. The gun may not have even been loaded.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Violence & Gore

  • A woman throws a baby at a man carrying a shotgun. He shoots a baby offscreen. He smiles as the blood-soaked mother screams. This scene is played for comedic effect, as the victims incessantly irritate the shooter, prompting his attack. The previous two points occur in a dream sequence. All the 'victims' are later seen alive and well.
  • A man shoots three of his colleagues. One ducks away, and is shot when he raises his head. This scene is a fantasy sequence. When the character 'snaps out of it', he's harmlessly firing staples in their direction, while they continue talking oblivious.
  • A man and a girl shoot a man jogging in a park from a distance. He survives, and pulls a gun on them as they approach.
  • A man and a girl are repeatedly shot by a SWAT team. There are some bloody bullet impacts, before the characters fall backwards dead.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A woman is referred to as being a 'crack whore.' This is later revealed to be untrue.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A dream sequence in which a man shoots a baby offscreen with a pump-action shotgun may be distressing to some, as there is lots of blood, and the blood-soaked mother screams.
  • There is a gun massacre that takes place in a crowded television studio. Several people are killed including the shooters.
  • On multiple occasions, a man prepares to commit suicide; he places a loaded gun into his mouth. He never goes through with it.
  • A man repeatedly threatens to detonate a bomb strapped to himself, while in a crowded room. The bomb is never detonated.

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